Two days before the US midterm elections, President Joe Biden reiterated the importance of the upcoming votes. “Democracy is literally on the agenda,” Biden said Sunday night (local time) at a campaign event in upstate New York. In the US state of Florida, meanwhile, there was some sort of showdown between potential Republican candidates for the 2024 presidential election.
Ex-President Donald Trump, who like US President Biden himself is not at the polls on Tuesday, took the moment to campaign vigorously for Republicans – and for himself. At a campaign event on Sunday night (local time) in Miami, the 76-year-old repeated the story of the stolen 2020 elections. He also warned again about the danger posed by the “radical left” and again flirted with his candidacy in the presidential election of the United States. 2024. .
Governor absent from Trump rally
Notably, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis was absent from the big Trump rally — and the ex-president didn’t mention him at all. The 44-year-old, who is due to be confirmed in office next Tuesday, is considered Trump’s strongest internal competitor for the 2024 presidential election. According to surveys, DeSantis has a good chance of winning the Florida governor’s race. While neither Trump nor DeSantis have officially announced their candidacy for president yet, at least Trump’s announcement is expected after the “midterms.”
Surprisingly exciting race against Republicans
At the end of a multi-day campaign tour of several states, Biden campaigned for Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul to win in a surprisingly close race against Republican Lee Zeldin. In his speech, Biden again warned against Republican candidates who openly questioned or even denied recognition of the election results. “I am not joking with these election deniers. For them there are only two possible election results: either they win or they are cheated,” he said. There are “two fundamentally different views of America,” Biden said. Voters will have to decide on Tuesday.
On November 8, the Americans will vote on the majority in the US Congress and on numerous governor and other posts. Democrats risk losing their majority in Congress. Should that really happen, Republicans are likely to largely block Biden’s policies for the next two years.
Growing tension between Trum and DeSantis
US media, citing Trump associates, reported that DeSantis had not been invited to the rally and had not asked to attend. DeSantis, meanwhile, held other campaign appointments in the southern US state. Observers saw the competing performances as a sign of growing tension between the two. During the election campaign, Trump publicly supported a large number of successful Republicans who favored him. He appeared on Sunday evening with Republican Senator Marco Rubio, whose re-election on Tuesday is also considered very likely.
In his speech, he also praised a number of Republicans in Florida. “Each of these people I list here have my full and unconditional support,” he said. He didn’t mention DeSantis. In a speech on Saturday, he allowed himself a dig by calling him “Ron DeSanctimonious.” Sanctimonious means hypocritical in German.
DeSantis offers similar tough positions to Trump, but is considered more disciplined and smarter than his party colleague.
Source: Krone
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